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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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